COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures Impact on Mental Health Among the General Population in Italy.

anxiety covid-19 depression mental health stress trauma

Journal

Frontiers in psychiatry
ISSN: 1664-0640
Titre abrégé: Front Psychiatry
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545006

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 09 04 2020
accepted: 23 07 2020
entrez: 28 8 2020
pubmed: 28 8 2020
medline: 28 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The psychological impact of the COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and lockdown measures on the Italian population are unknown. The current study assesses rates of mental health outcomes in the Italian general population three to 4 weeks into lockdown measures and explores the impact of COVID-19 related potential risk factors. A web-based survey spread throughout the internet between March 27 Endorsement rates for PTSS were 6,604 (37%), 3,084 (17.3%) for depression, 3,700 (20.8%) for anxiety, 1,301 (7.3%) for insomnia, 3,895 (21.8%) for high perceived stress and 4,092 (22.9%) for adjustment disorder. Being woman and younger age were associated with all of the selected outcomes. Quarantine was associated with PTSS, anxiety and ADS. Any recent COVID-related stressful life event was associated with all the selected outcomes. Discontinued working activity due to the COVID-19 was associated with all the selected outcomes, except for ADS; working more than usual was associated with PTSS, Perceived stress and ADS. Having a loved one deceased by COVID-19 was associated with PTSS, depression, perceived stress, and insomnia. We found high rates of negative mental health outcomes in the Italian general population 3 weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown measures and different COVID-19 related risk factors. These findings warrant further monitoring on the Italian population's mental health.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The psychological impact of the COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and lockdown measures on the Italian population are unknown. The current study assesses rates of mental health outcomes in the Italian general population three to 4 weeks into lockdown measures and explores the impact of COVID-19 related potential risk factors.
METHODS METHODS
A web-based survey spread throughout the internet between March 27
RESULTS RESULTS
Endorsement rates for PTSS were 6,604 (37%), 3,084 (17.3%) for depression, 3,700 (20.8%) for anxiety, 1,301 (7.3%) for insomnia, 3,895 (21.8%) for high perceived stress and 4,092 (22.9%) for adjustment disorder. Being woman and younger age were associated with all of the selected outcomes. Quarantine was associated with PTSS, anxiety and ADS. Any recent COVID-related stressful life event was associated with all the selected outcomes. Discontinued working activity due to the COVID-19 was associated with all the selected outcomes, except for ADS; working more than usual was associated with PTSS, Perceived stress and ADS. Having a loved one deceased by COVID-19 was associated with PTSS, depression, perceived stress, and insomnia.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
We found high rates of negative mental health outcomes in the Italian general population 3 weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown measures and different COVID-19 related risk factors. These findings warrant further monitoring on the Italian population's mental health.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32848952
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00790
pmc: PMC7426501
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

790

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Rossi, Socci, Talevi, Mensi, Niolu, Pacitti, Di Marco, Rossi, Siracusano and Di Lorenzo.

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Auteurs

Rodolfo Rossi (R)

Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Valentina Socci (V)

Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Dalila Talevi (D)

Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Sonia Mensi (S)

Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Cinzia Niolu (C)

Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Francesca Pacitti (F)

Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Antinisca Di Marco (A)

Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Alessandro Rossi (A)

Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Alberto Siracusano (A)

Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Giorgio Di Lorenzo (G)

Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.

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